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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 4,1996 PSA#1694

HQ Electronic Systems Center, Directorate of Contracting, R&D Contracting Division (ESC/PKR), 104 Barksdale Street, Hanscom AFB, MA

A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL BEAMFORMING ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY POC Dr. Jeffrey Herd, RL/ERA, Technical Contact, 617-377-8904, E-MAIL: Herd@RL.AF.MIL, or Dr. Hans Steyskal, RL/ERA, 617-377-2052. The Antennas and Components Division of Rome Laboratory, acting for the Joint Director of Laboratories (JDL) subpanel on Antenna Support Technology, has been tasked by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) to formulate a DOD program in Digital Beamforming Antenna Technology (DBFAT). The goal of the program is to develop DBFAT to a point where it will be competitive for practical DOD applications. The DBFAT Program is envisioned to have two phases. The first phase will be a broad study of essential aspects of DBFAT such as system hardware, processing, and architectures. The second and much larger phase will focus on several specific applications which have been identified in Phase 1 as critical for future DOD systems, and will develop and produce hardware which is efficient and low-cost for these applications. For planning purposes, Rome Laboratory is seeking information on current and future DBFAT. Interested parties are invited to submit a white paper of no more than twenty (20) pages which describes their concepts for achieving the technology development goals outlined above. The white papers will be reviewed by a multi-laboratory working group including representatives from Rome Laboratory, Wright Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, Army Research Laboratory, Naval Ocean Systems Center, and Army MICOM, and will be used as input for recommendations to DDR&E for the DBFAT Program. White papers are considered proprietary and will be distributed only to the members of the DOD working group. The submissions should pertain to relevant aspects of DBFAT for future DOD systems. Themes of particular interest include low-cost DBF element modules, signal and data distribution networks, direct RF-sampling receivers, multiple beam systems with ultra-low sidelobes, and a discussion of specific applications where DBFAT will lead to significant advantages in cost and/or performance over conventional technology. Adaptive processing topics must be directly related to hardware or architectural implementation issues. Responses to this request should be submitted with an original and ten (10) copies to RL/ERA, ATTN: DR. JEFFREY HERD, 31 GRENIER STREET, HANSCOM AFB, MA 01731-3010 by 31 OCTOBER 1996, however responses will be accepted after that date. This synopsis is for informational purposes only. Responders are cautioned that only Government Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. (0276)

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